Globalization

Objectives:
01 To be able to identify the impact of
globalization on a personal level

02 Have an understanding of the advantages

and disadvantages of globalization

03 Look at the factors affected by globalization

04 Be able to deal with globalization in a

better way through their life

05 Globalization does it benefit you or not?

Globalization: a complex web of
social processes that intensify &
expand worldwide economic,
cultural, political and technological
exchanges & communications.
How Globalization Impacted Us?
Healthcare

Culture Education

Travel Technology
Travel
Advantages
 An international hub which
increased the country’s economy
 Boosted travel & tourism
 Multi-cultural
 Increase business opportunities
 Good relations with other
countries
 Increased internationalization
Travel
Disadvantages

 Increased aviation-related pollution

 Increased drug trade
 Political problems due to Qatar & Yemen
 Local companies dying due to
investments of transnational companies
 Threat of MNCs to rule the country
 Healthcare
Advantages
 Health tourism

 Increased medical services

 More competition

 Cheaper medical services

 Led to more innovation

 Healthcare
Disadvantages

Certain surgeries are expensive

Monopoly of life-saving medication

Global internalization of health risk

Introduction to black market medication

 Education
Advantages
 International education hub
“Dubai Knowledge Village; Academic City”

 Usage of other people’s knowledge

 Studying abroad

 Uses eBooks instead of textbooks

 Made researching more accessible

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 Education grew in importance

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 Education
Disadvantages

Using American or British System;

instead of developing an Emirati
01 System
Education does not specify
what the job actually entails

Emphasis on learning
02
English more than Arabic

Can be used to spread

extremists (ISIS) visions to 03
young people 04
 Technology
Advantages
Increased security

Increased job opportunities

Improved work efficiency

Introduced a new way of shopping

Better communication
 Technology
Disadvantages
 Reduction in human labor

 Reduced sociability in families and society

 Difficult adaptability of
elderly people

Risk of Cyber Attacks

Reliance on new tech

 Technology
Examples in UAE due to globalization

First UAE national that went to space

Hyperloop One – UAE

STRATA – UAE aircraft manufacturing company

Culture
Pros & Cons

01 03
Interaction between Local traditions dying
cultures has led to out because of
increased tolerance westernization

02 04
Huge culture National language and
advancements religion are on a
because of decline
westernization
 Recommendations

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the UAE culture. benefits & risks.

Travel Healthcare Education Technology Culture

Conclusion

Globalization has
affected us in a
positive and
negative way

 Used to improve the UAE’s economy.

 Used as a mean of invading the UAE and many other

countries.
Thank you
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